Answers · Updated 2026-09-04

What is AEO, answer engine optimization?

Structuring pages so an AI answer engine can extract and cite them: one question per page, the answer in the first 40 words, a quotable number or definition, server rendered HTML, and schema that names the entity the page is about.

It overlaps with SEO but rewards different things. Google rewards authority across a site; answer engines reward the single page that answers the question completely, which is why entity pages and question pages outperform long guides.

Answered by George Stoff, Founder and Lead Engineer